Anchoring clamp or holder for end strap of a pocketbook handle



Dec. 2, 1958 D. l. REITER 2,862,269 ANCHORING CLAMP OR HOLDER FOR ENDSTRAP OF A POCKETBOOK HANDLE Filed April 12. 1955 Fig. 6

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United States Patent M ANCHORING CLAMP 0R HOLDER FOR END STRAP OF APOCKETBOOK HANDLE Daniel I. Reiter, New York, N. Y. Application April12, 1955, Serial No. 500,891

2 Claims. o1. 24-1145 This invention relates to improvements inanchoring clamps or holders for attaching the strap ends of handles forpocketbooks to the walls of a pocketbook.

This application discloses subject matter related to subject matterdisclosed in applicants copending application S. N. 393,778 whichmatured into Patent No. 2,821,229 on January 28, 1958.

A main object of the present invention is to provide a speciallyconstructed anchoring clamp or holder which can be attached to the strapend of a pocketbook handle and anchored to the wall of a pocketbook byanyone, without special skill or tools.

Another object of this invention is to provide an anchoring clamp orholder which is manufactured in a flat form and which can be easilymailed or otherwise distributed to the owner of a pocketbook, in whichone or more of the handles has become detached from the wall or walls ofthe pocketbook, and which can be easily and simply attached to the strapend of the handle by the owner and reliably used to reanchor or attachthe strap end to the wall of a pocketbook.

A further object of this invention is to provide an anchoring clamp orholder which includes a flat piece of sheet material of a rigid butbendable nature and that is formed to have a flat body portion, carryingcoplanar laterally extending and complemental clamping arms which areformed to be rolled over onto a strap end of a handle, seated on oneface of the body portion, and which is provided with an opening'for thetransverse passage therethrough of the strap end; the opening beingdefined by sides which can be upset to strengthen the body portion,guide and protect the strap end and clampingly engage the strap end.

The foregoing and ancillary objects, including the provision of asimple, inexpensive, and durable clamp or holder, are attained by thisinvention, the preferred form of which is set forth in the followingdescription and illustrated in the attached drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pocketbook handle end anchoring clampor holder, constructed in accordance with this invention, and showingthe same in its blank form, as it is readied to be supplied to apocketbook owner for self-repair of a detached handle;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clamp or holder in its finalmanufactured form as it appears when supplied in the process ofattachment thereof by a pocketbook owner to the end strap of apocketbook handle for self-repair of a detached handle;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clamp or holder showing it in itsfinal position of attachment to the end strap;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a pocketbook wall which has anopening for receiving the strap end and showing how the strap end, withthe clamp or holder attached thereto, is inserted by the pocketbookowner through the opening to effect a self-repair of the handle, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the pocketbook wall, similar to Fig. 5,and showing the clamp or holder in its final handle anchoring positionin engagement with the wall.

The blank shown in Figure 1, generally designated by the numeral 10,includes a flat body portion 12, which is substantially rectangular inshape and has opposing faces or surfaces, one of which is designated bythe numeral 14 and the other by the numeral 16. The body portion hasopposing, parallel side edges 18 and 20 and terminates at its ends intransverse end edges 22 and 24.

Intermediate its end edges, the body portion is formed with an opening26, which is circular and is defined by concave confronting boundingwalls 28 and 30 formed transversely of the body portion. The walls 28and 30 constitute what may be termed the end bounding walls of theopening. Extending laterally from the side edges 18 and 20 formedintegral and disposed coplanar with the body portion are arcuate straps32 and 34 which have inner peripheral edges 36 that are formed on thesame radius as the bounding walls 28 and 30 and complement the boundingwalls in defining the circular opening, the straps forming side portionsof the opening. The ends of the straps, at the points of attachment tothe side edges are formed with transverse score lines 38, which definethe position along which the straps are bent during manufacturing intopositions, substantially perpendicular to the surface 14 of the bodyportion, as shown in Fig. 2, to strengthen this section of the bodyportion. The opening 26 is of a diameter to receive many types of strapor handle ends, which may differ in cross sectional size and shape.

The body portion is provided with integral, coplanar clamping arms 40and 42, which extend laterally from the side edges and are disposedintermediate the opening and the end edge 22. Preferably, the outersides of the arms are flush with the end edge, as shown in Fig. 1. Thearms terminate in outer free ends 44 which are concaved to form prongs46 and 48 on each end edge thereof. The free ends 44 are prebentupwardly at a slight obtuse angle to the arms. The inner attached endsof the arms are scored transversely at 50, such transverse scoring 50being in alignment with the score lines 38 and extending in alignmentwith the side edges of the body portion. 7

When, the arms 40 and 4-2 and the opening strap or sides 32 and 34 arebent upward as shown in Figures 2 and 3, they are disposed inperpendicular relation to the surface 14 of the body portion, aboutlongitudinally aligned score lines at the side edges of the bodyportion. It is understood that the bending takes place at predesignedand designated position and, in the case of the arms, may be easily doneby the pocketbook owner, with a pair of pliers or other common householdtool.

The strap end 52 of the pocketbook handle is then passed through theopening 26 from the surface 16 to the surface 14 of the body portion andis laid on the face 14 in facial contact therewith. The strap end isaxially disposed on the face and positioned between the upstanding,confronting arms 40 and 42. The body portion may then be placed on ahorizontal surface, such as a table, with the arms upstanding. A commonhousehold tool such as a hammer may then be employed to bend the armsand roll them down onto the strap end so that the ends 44 engage thestrap end with the prongs penetrating the strap end. The arms are, thus,easily bent down into strap end embracing positions and clamp the strapend tightly on the surface 14 of the body portion.

The straps 32 and 34 have been upwardly prebent Patented Dec. 2, 1958 3,into positions normal to the body portion so thatthe Width of the bodyportion is constant throughout its axial extension. The body portion isinsertable through the opening innthe pocketbook wall, as-will be ;exp lained,' The straps;

without enlarging or tearing the opening. 32. and 34, in their positionsat'rightangles tothc body portion, are pushed tightly against theopposite-sidesof the strap end to exert a lateral compressive -force'there on and assist in retaining the strap end against lateral and.

axial movement relative to .theclampeorholder; The arms also tightlybind the strap end to: prevent it from being torn by the edges of theopening, The arms, in addition, serve to hold the strap endagainst'later-al and. axial movement, when the clamping arms are beingbent over onto the strapend.

After the anchoringclamp or holder is attached to the strap end, it isin a position, as shown in Fig, 3. The strap end is then ready to beinserted into theopening in the side wall of the pocketbook. side wall54 of a pocketbook is shown in section-in Figs.

and. 6 for exemplary purposes. As illustrated, theside wall 54 iscomposed of a substantially rigid section 56,-

the end edge 24-is canted away from the strap end, with the strap enddisposed in a horizontal plane, through the opening 62, the end edge 24will be inclined upwardly and outwardly facing the lining section 60;

Thus, when the strap end is pulled outwardly, the end edge 24 willstrike the inside rigid section above the opening and cam upwardly onthe inside section causing the clamp to turn or fulcrum about the strapend. Further axial withdrawal movement of the strap end will pull thebody portion tightly against the inside section, with the surface 16 infacial engagement therewith. In such position, the anchor or holder willbridge the opening 62 and bear against the inside of the side wall aboveand below the opening and anchor the strap end tightly to the opening.Any further pull on the strap end will be transmitted by the anchor orholder throughout the side wall and the strap end will be eifectivelyprevented from becoming dislodged from the attachment to the side wall.The lining will be pushed inwardly, as shown in Fig. 5 and, when theholder is in its final position of Fig. 6,

In this respect, thewill return to its normal position and overlie andcover the holder and end of the strap portion. The holder will lie flatso as not to bulge out the lining.

The anchor or holder 10 can thus easily be shipped, as by mail, when inits final manufactured position of Fig. l and can be simply and quicklyattached to the strap end of a handle, as shown in Fig. 3, by a womanowner of a pocketbook, without any special tools, skill and with aminimum of physical effort.

While the best known form of my invention'has been shown and described,other forms may be realized, as come within the scope of the inventor,defined by the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. An anchoring clamp for the end of a pocketbook handle strap, saidclamp being of one-piece construction and comprising an elongated flatbody portion of substantially rectangular shape and having, opposingside edges and transverse end edges and upper and lower surfaces, saidbody portion-being formed intermediate its end edges with an openingthrough which a strap end portion of a pocketbook handle may be passedfrom a position underlying the lower surface at one end of the bodyportion to a position overlying the upper surface at the other end ofthe body portion, arcuate straps disposed along the side edges of thebody portion and forming the bounding side walls of the said opening,said straps upstanding from the body portion above the upper surfacethereof and being disposed in confronting relation to receive the strapend portion of the pocketbook handle therebetween, and clamping arms atthe other end of the body-portion extending upwardly from the uppersurface in confronting opposed relationship and adapted tobe bent ontothe-strap end portion of the pocketbook handle to clamp it on the uppersurface of the body portion.

2. An anchoring clamp as defined by claim 1, in-Which the said clampingarms are provided with prongs adapted to penetrate the material of thestrap end portion of the pocketbook handle.

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